Senegal Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Senegal is 19,491,599 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 18,501,984 in 2024.

Senegal is ranked 68/197 by population and was ranked 72nd in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Senegal has had an average growth rate of 3.47% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 11.5M people to 19.5M (69.5% growth in 20 years).
Senegal is projected to reach 47.5M people in 2100.
Senegal accounts for 0.24% of the world's population.

Senegal population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	47,481,703	0.36%
2099	47,309,204	0.38%
2098	47,131,505	0.4%
2097	46,942,831	0.41%
2096	46,749,318	0.43%
2095	46,548,519	0.45%
2094	46,338,777	0.46%
2093	46,124,372	0.48%
2092	45,903,819	0.5%
2091	45,676,277	0.52%
2090	45,442,218	0.54%
2089	45,197,486	0.55%
2088	44,949,158	0.57%
2087	44,692,601	0.6%
2086	44,425,160	0.62%
2085	44,150,556	0.64%
2084	43,871,406	0.67%
2083	43,579,072	0.68%
2082	43,285,560	0.7%
2081	42,984,866	0.72%
2080	42,679,614	0.74%
2079	42,366,808	0.77%
2078	42,044,826	0.79%
2077	41,716,837	0.81%
2076	41,379,705	0.85%
2075	41,030,232	0.87%
2074	40,674,683	0.9%
2073	40,312,726	0.93%
2072	39,943,067	0.95%
2071	39,568,028	0.97%
2070	39,187,711	1.01%
2069	38,795,322	1.03%
2068	38,398,147	1.06%
2067	37,996,983	1.1%
2066	37,584,328	1.12%
2065	37,167,637	1.15%
2064	36,744,279	1.17%
2063	36,318,015	1.21%
2062	35,884,713	1.23%
2061	35,448,776	1.25%
2060	35,010,231	1.27%
2059	34,571,669	1.32%
2058	34,122,702	1.33%
2057	33,673,448	1.37%
2056	33,219,406	1.38%
2055	32,765,741	1.4%
2054	32,313,613	1.43%
2053	31,859,051	1.44%
2052	31,405,418	1.47%
2051	30,949,633	1.51%
2050	30,490,614	1.52%
2049	30,032,811	1.56%
2048	29,570,773	1.58%
2047	29,111,688	1.62%
2046	28,648,672	1.63%
2045	28,187,838	1.67%
2044	27,724,585	1.7%
2043	27,260,926	1.73%
2042	26,796,927	1.76%
2041	26,332,270	1.8%
2040	25,866,240	1.84%
2039	25,398,425	1.89%
2038	24,928,471	1.93%
2037	24,457,649	1.96%
2036	23,986,892	2%
2035	23,515,497	2.03%
2034	23,046,885	2.08%
2033	22,578,286	2.12%
2032	22,110,230	2.16%
2031	21,643,047	2.19%
2030	21,178,414	2.22%
2029	20,719,234	2.25%
2028	20,263,713	2.27%
2027	19,814,138	2.28%
2026	19,372,006	2.31%
2025	18,934,809	2.34%
2024	18,501,984	2.35%
2023	18,077,573	2.42%
2022	17,651,103	2.5%
2021	17,220,867	2.57%
2020	16,789,219	2.67%
2019	16,352,922	2.75%
2018	15,914,498	2.84%
2017	15,475,002	2.93%
2016	15,034,521	3.02%
2015	14,593,331	3.12%
2014	14,152,102	3.22%
2013	13,710,849	3.01%
2012	13,310,495	2.71%
2011	12,958,897	2.56%
2010	12,635,413	2.42%
2009	12,337,389	2.39%
2008	12,048,959	2.37%
2007	11,770,344	2.35%
2006	11,500,094	2.36%
2005	11,235,472	2.37%
2004	10,975,704	2.37%
2003	10,721,176	2.44%
2002	10,466,214	2.48%
2001	10,212,942	2.45%
2000	9,968,260	2.44%
1999	9,730,887	2.4%
1998	9,502,952	2.36%
1997	9,283,495	2.39%
1996	9,067,014	2.47%
1995	8,848,101	2.6%
1994	8,624,078	2.71%
1993	8,396,288	2.79%
1992	8,168,395	2.84%
1991	7,943,085	2.88%
1990	7,720,523	2.91%
1989	7,502,207	2.92%
1988	7,289,618	2.94%
1987	7,081,530	2.96%
1986	6,878,192	2.92%
1985	6,683,287	2.83%
1984	6,499,364	2.76%
1983	6,324,504	2.72%
1982	6,156,961	2.66%
1981	5,997,160	2.59%
1980	5,845,638	2.5%
1979	5,702,895	2.42%
1978	5,568,096	2.36%
1977	5,439,549	2.47%
1976	5,308,564	2.66%
1975	5,170,810	2.81%
1974	5,029,437	2.95%
1973	4,885,181	3.03%
1972	4,741,631	3.04%
1971	4,601,864	3.03%
1970	4,466,328	3.03%
1969	4,334,974	3.03%
1968	4,207,587	3.03%
1967	4,083,870	3.02%
1966	3,964,299	2.97%
1965	3,849,788	2.92%
1964	3,740,535	2.88%
1963	3,635,876	2.86%
1962	3,534,686	2.86%
1961	3,436,375	2.86%
1960	3,340,907	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Senegal has a population of 19.5M as of 2026, compared to 15M in 2016, 11.5M in 2006, and 9.07M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.96% per year. Senegal is ranked 25th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Senegal will have 28,648,672 people (47% growth) with a rank change from 68th to 63rd.

By the year 2100, Senegal's population is projected to grow by 143.6% from its current level to 47.5M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-12,636
2024	-	-	-10,307
2023	421,007	431,006	-9,999
2022	431,932	415,507	16,425
2021	428,538	403,019	25,519
2020	434,758	400,910	33,848
2019	437,822	399,436	38,386
2018	439,021	405,454	33,567
2017	439,971	410,366	29,605
2016	440,978	411,480	29,498
2015	441,395	407,008	34,387
2014	441,049	405,019	36,030
2013	441,460	406,582	34,878
2012	359,265	402,243	-42,978
2011	343,940	387,290	-43,350
2010	303,046	372,934	-69,888
2009	292,999	362,238	-69,239
2008	283,849	351,661	-67,812
2007	273,383	339,963	-66,580
2006	267,110	331,364	-64,254
2005	262,127	323,908	-61,781
2004	257,407	317,286	-59,879
2003	251,643	308,856	-57,213
2002	258,288	298,842	-40,554
2001	248,268	289,690	-41,422
2000	241,092	283,946	-42,854
1999	233,660	277,944	-44,284
1998	222,215	267,404	-45,189
1997	216,694	261,200	-44,506
1996	216,256	255,418	-39,162
1995	221,551	252,552	-31,001
1994	226,482	249,115	-22,633
1993	229,093	245,742	-16,649
1992	226,686	241,482	-14,796
1991	223,930	237,713	-13,783
1990	221,196	234,155	-12,959
1989	215,435	227,797	-12,362
1988	209,736	221,772	-12,036
1987	206,436	218,522	-12,086
1986	200,232	212,887	-12,655
1985	189,574	208,218	-18,644
1984	178,267	203,125	-24,858
1983	171,451	197,673	-26,222
1982	163,637	191,309	-27,672
1981	155,958	185,917	-29,959
1980	147,091	179,707	-32,616
1979	138,403	173,425	-35,022
1978	131,185	167,744	-36,559
1977	125,905	161,636	-35,731
1976	136,060	154,776	-18,716
1975	139,441	147,311	-7,870
1974	143,321	139,974	3,347
1973	145,216	133,834	11,382
1972	141,876	128,024	13,852
1971	137,642	122,511	15,131
1970	133,432	117,264	16,168
1969	129,280	112,393	16,887
1968	125,504	108,240	17,264
1967	121,931	104,824	17,107
1966	117,208	101,359	15,849
1965	111,825	97,912	13,913
1964	106,689	94,797	11,892
1963	102,635	92,264	10,371
1962	99,746	89,937	9,809
1961	96,871	87,322	9,549
1960	94,072	84,735	9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.9% of the population change in Senegal is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 281,867 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Senegal, compared to 256,092 and 2% in 2010.

Senegal population clock

	Senegal	Rank
Current population	19491599	68/197
Percent of world population	0.24%	68/197
One net population change	1.24 minutes	47/197
One birth every	59.3 seconds	52/196
One death every	5.21 minutes	82/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,163	47/197
Annual growth/decline	+424,411	47/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.35%	35/197
One migration net change every	41.7 minutes	138/196
Annual migration change	-12,636	138/196
Foreign-born residents	281,867	100/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.5%	146/195

Largest cities by population

Senegal
City	Population
Dakar	1.44M
Thies	391K
Rufisque	295K
Saint-Louis	259K
Ziguinchor	205K
Kaolack	172K
Louga	113K
Kolda	62.3K

Senegal population statistics

	Senegal	World
Life expectancy	69.4 years	73.8 years
Average age	24.5 years	33.8 years
Median age	20.4 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.8:49.2	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.82 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	260.6 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Senegal.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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